Mewl Definition

myo͝ol
mewled, mewling, mewls
verb
mewled, mewling, mewls
To cry weakly, like a baby; whimper or whine.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
mewls
A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Mewl

Noun

Singular:
mewl
Plural:
mewls

Origin of Mewl

  • Onomatopoeia; from 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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